SRK’s kin Rustum Tiwari is set to wed in town

On the right is the wedding
invitation card for Shah Rukh
Khan ’s brother-in-law Rustam
Tiwari, who is all set to tie the
knot with actor Shweta Varma
on March 12 in the Capital.
Tiwari, a 30-year-old Delhi-based
entrepreneur, is SRK ’s wife
Gauri’s first cousin, while his
fiancee Shweta made her deb ut
in the film Hide and Seek in 2010.
Shweta ’s second film, Bhindi
Bazaar, co-starring actor Kay Kay
Menon, is set to open a day prior
to their wedding.
“I am very excited and nervous at
the same time both for the
wedding and Shweta ’s film,” says
Tiwari, who will be wearing a
rust-coloured sherwani on his
big day. Shweta will wear a red
lehenga with a touch of blue.
Both the bride and the groom
have been dating each other
since eight years. Tiwari, who
grew up with Gauri Khan, says,
“ We didn’t want a regular
wedding invite, and that’s how
we experimented with artist
Anjana Kuthiala ’s painting.”
The painting, which is the cover
of the card, shows a bride and a
groom in very vibrant colours. “I
came up with the idea after a lot
of brainstorming with Rustam ’s
Parents. I have even made a 4/3
feet replica of this painting,
which I will present to the couple
on the wedding, ” says Kuthiala.

Dilshad Pastakia, Jaimal Odedra style the look of SRK in Don2

Shah Rukh Khan’s personal
hairstylist Dilshad Pastakia in
consultation with Adhuna Akhtar
has styled the superstar’s funky
hairstyle with extensions and
locks in Farhan Akhtar’s Don 2.
This grungy look is further
complimented with the actor
wearing a vest and a carelessly
thrown shirt that has been
designed by New York-based
designer, Jaimal Odedra. He is
also having a stubble and a
stylish ‘D’ tattoo on his right
forearm.
Earlier Odedra had also designed
SRK’s look for the Berlin schedule
where he looked dapper in
jackets and scarves. The
superstar has apparently taken a
personal interest in styling his
own look in the film and wants
to ensure that it does not clash
with his ambitious home
production Ra.One.
Don 2 is scheduled to release on
December 23 this year.
Reportedly, an international
version of the movie is also in the
offing that will compete with the
Tom Cruise – Anil Kapoor starrer
Mission Impossible: Ghost
Protocol.

Top 5 Ever Green Romantic Movies of Bollywood! [ Including #SRK's #DDLJ and #Devdas ]

Top 5 Ever Green Romantic
Movies of Bollywood!
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Love has been the pulse of Hindi
cinema since its inception.
Celebrating love in Bollywood
style is unique and is revered all
around the world. Beautiful
backdrops, vivacious song and
dance and emotion drenched
dialogues have been the ‘apple of
the eye’ for the Bolly industry.
Romantic films like Raj Kapoor’s
‘Awaara’ and Guru Dutt’s ‘Kaagaz
ke Phool’ laid the stepping stones
in the black and white era that
was followed through decades
by films and film makers. The
canvas of Hindi films seems
incomplete without the color of
romance!
5. Maine Pyar Kiya
Among the five evergreen movies
that have instilled the audience
to ‘fall in love’, the fifth position
goes to Sooraj Barjatiya’s
romantic flick ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’
that rocked the nation in 1989.
Not only did it set the launch pad
for Salman Khan but also encrypt
itself into memories of romance
that is almost unforgettable. The
young duo of Prem and Suman
(played by Salman and
Bhagyasree) and their struggle
for a happy reunion allured
teenagers all across the country.
The film received many acclaims
including a Filmfare for Best film
and Best Music.
4. Kaagaz ke Phool
The fourth position is held by
Guru Dutt ’s love saga ‘Kaagaz ke
Phool’ that is rumoured to
portray Dutt’s increasing distance
with his wife singer Geeta Dutt
that was initiated by his alluring
affection for Waheeda Rahman.
The film is an epic and was
ranked at 160 among greatest
films of all times. The film has
memorable music by legend S D
Burman and artists like Geeta
Dutt and Mohammad Rafi had
lent their vocals for the songs.
3. Devdas
The third position goes to
‘ Devdas’ that is based on a novel
by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.
The plot of the film revolves
around the rich Devdas and the
poor Parvati. How societal taboos
set the lovers apart and ruined
their lives forever is what the
story is all about. The film has
been made in different Indian
languages so far. Though the
first filmy version of Devdas was
made in 1927, the Dilip Kumar
starrer of 1955 still tops the
chart. Bengali actress Suchitra
Sen played the role of Paro while
the role of courtesan
Chandramukhi was enacted by
Vyjantimala. Devdas has
managed to sway the audience
with emotions every time the film
has hit the silver screen.
2. Dilwale Dulhaniya Le
Jaayenge
The Shahrukh Khan-Kajol starrer
‘ Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge’ or
popularly known as DDLJ is on
position two. Raj and Simran
managed to break all records at
the box office as they toured all
across Europe spinning a love
story that has captured minds
forever. Yash Chopra’s son Aditya
Chopra debuted as a director
with DDLJ in 1995. The film
bagged 10 awards that year
including a National award for
the most popular film of the year.
A movie hall in Mumbai is still
holding shows of DDLJ…….what
more does the film need to be a
star!
1. Mughal-e-Azam
The film that has topped charts
forever since it was made is
K.Asif ’s ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ that was
released in 1960 for the first
time. The epic love story between
Prince Salim (played by Dilip
Kumar) and a court dancer
Anarkali (played by Madhubala)
has been an inspiration for
lovers through time. It not only
broke innumerable records in
terms of lavish technology and
art used in the film but also for
its brilliant music and songs that
are hummed till today. The
brilliantly scripted dialogues of
the film were awarded with
Filmfare that year. Naushad ’s
‘Pyar Kiya to Darna Kya’ became
the anthem for lovers all across
the globe.
Bollywood’s celebration of love
and romance is eternal and
continues till today ……..not only
with every new film that is
made ……but essentially in every
movie lover’s heart!

Shahrukh's DON 2 delays Kareena's DHRUV

DHRUV, which would be starring
Kareena Kapoor and Chitrangada
Singh in principle roles along
with Farhan Akhtar, has been
further delayed. What has further
aggravated the situation is
Shahrukh Khan's DON 2 which is
a priority for the production
house.
"Shahrukh Khan would be seen
in DON 2 in December this year.
Now it is the biggest film ever
that has been produced (along
with Riteish Sidhwani) and
directed by Farhan Akhtar. The
trouble though is that DHRUV too
is a Farhan Akhtar film. Not just
that, he is also the central
protagonist there in the capacity
of an actor," informs a trade
insider who is keeping tabs on
the latest developments.
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CONTINUES stills
All of this means that the
production team's entire
concentration is currently on
DON 2 due to which DHRUV (to
be directed by Sudhir Mishra)
stays to be on hold.
Informs a source, "For Shahrukh
Khan, DON 2 is a major project.
Other than RA. ONE which is his
own production, he has also
taken the responsibility of
keeping the franchise running. It
is a loaded action entertainer
with extensive effort required to
be put into post production.
Farhan and others are totally
neck deep into DON 2 which
means there is no time available
for DHRUV to kick start."

"Don 2 follows SRK's character into a different adventure" - Farhan

How has life been lately?
Hectic. Everything is going great.
2010 just swished by. It was an
exhausting year. I am hoping
that all the hard work pays off
this year. Fortunately, my wife
and daughters could join me
during my long schedules in
Spain (for Zindagi Na Milegi
Dobara) and Berlin (Don 2).
Do you get to spend enough
time with your daughters?
How do you define 'enough'?
They're happy children. The older
one is a lot aware of what I do.
She has begun to understand
what I do. As of now she's more
reactive to the music in my
cinema. Even the younger one
loves the Rock On music. Now
both my daughters are into the
music of Zoya's Zindagi Na Milegi
Dobara (ZNMD).
How was the long first schedule
of Don 2-The Chase Continues in
Berlin?
I haven't really figured out the
full title. As of now it's just Don 2.
It follows Shah Rukh's character
into a different adventure. Yes,
the character has grown.
Will there be a Don 3?
Yes, why not? Let's see. I do
enjoy making Don. Right now I'm
just happy creating a whole new
story for this character. It's a big
challenge for me. We are 60
percent done with Don.
Is it more action-oriented than
the first Don?
I don't know how to answer
that. There was action in that
one, there's action in this one. I
hate saying things like, 'You've
never seen anything like this
before.' Yeah there are action
sequences where Don being Don
is up to no good.
What was you equation like
with Shah Rukh this time?
I feel in terms of his real-life
personality Don, suits Shah Rukh
to the hilt. In real life too there's
a certain flamboyance and
magnetism about Shah Rukh. He
brings these qualities effortlessly
to the part. Also, like me, he has
great respect and love for the
original Don (featuring Amitabh
Bachchan). At the same time he
gives the character his own spin.
In the second Don we've taken
some of the essence of what
Shah Rukh did in the first Don.
But we've also given him some
new things to do.
You wear so many hats. Are
comfortable with all your roles?
I guess. I've no regrets about any
of my roles. It's been more than
two years since my acting debut
in Rock On. Its impact lingers.
However, I genuinely feel my dad
(Javed Akhtar) did not get
enough credit for the lyrics he
wrote in Rock On. After such a
long time these were songs that
were so non-situational. Without
any reference point he wrote
lyrics that were so contagious
and identifiable…Of course
everyone loved the music of Rock
On. But my dad's calibre of
writing in the songs didn't get its
due.
In 2010 you were directed by
your sister Zoya in Zindagi Na
Milegi Dobara (ZNMD). How was
the experience?
Yeah, all of us-Zoya, Hrithik,
Abhay, Katrina, Kalki and me…
became this little commune
travelling across Spain. We
travelled a lot. Spain has
everything from beaches to
mountains. So far only Bollywood
songs have been shot in Spain.
There's a serious change in
topography as you drive
through. The important thing
was for us to look like we belong
to one group
All of you do look very Hispanic?
(Thinks) Come to think of it we
do have a similar skin-tone and
hair. And the Spanish crew was
wonderful. What's most
important is that we were
working with like-minded
people. We made sure every
scene was fun. Abhay, Hrithik
and I spent a lot of time together.
We really had some serious fun.
Hrithik I knew for a long time.
Abhay I got to know during this
film. He's a very cool guy.
ZNMD looks like the last part of
your trilogy on male bonding
after Dil Chahta Hai and Rock
On?
Funny, you say that. And why the
last? No, I don't have any major
fascination with cinema on male
bonding. Dil Chahta Hai is the
only script I wrote on the theme.
Gattu (Abhishek Kapoor) wrote
Rock On a fab script about a rock
band. Zoya's script for ZNMD is
about three guys on the verge of
making commitments in life.
Don't you think Abhishek
Kapoor and Zoya were
influenced by Dil Chahta Hai?
They never told me. I never asked
them. I know both liked Dil
Chahta Hai very much.
How was it being directing by
your sister a second time?
In Zoya's Luck By Chance I was a
sneaky social climber. In ZNMD
it's a sea-change. I play this guy
who for the longest time takes
nothing seriously. I am not even
rich and I don't pretend to be.
I'm just happy being the way I
am. I got to just let my hair
down. Many moments in this film
gave me a chance to have lots of
fun. After Rock On, Luck By
Chance and Kartik Calling Kartik
which were all serious angst-
laden characters in ZNMD I play a
fun character.
So you had fun doing the film?
Not just me. All of us. It was the
nature of the script. There was
so much improvisation. There
was only so much that could be
put on paper. So yeah we did
improvise. We participated in the
Tomatino festival in Spain.
And a bull fight?
Let me clarify that once and for
all. There's no bullfight in ZNMD.
We had animal-rights
organizations questioning us
about it. We sent them a letter
saying there was no such thing.
We did participate in a Running
With The Bulls festival. No bulls
got injured in that. We shot it in a
completely controlled
environment. We plan to release
it at the end of May.
Reema Kagti's film starring
Aamir Khan which you are
producing must be very
expensive considering Mr Khan
doesn't come cheap?
No it's not that expensive. It's a
very straightforward thriller. It
doesn't demand an expensive
treatment. The final cast is Aamir,
Kareena and Rani. And we have a
host of other good actors in
other roles
What about your singing?
All three of us Hrithik, Abhay and
I, have sung in ZNMD. It's a party
situation. It seemed interesting
to lend our own voices to our
characters. It's turned out really
really well. I am very excited.
That's the only song I've sung in
a movie this year. Otherwise I am
constantly singing in real life. I
was singing before this
interview. I'll be singing after
we're done.
If that's a hint I am not taking
it.
(Laughs) Seriously I enjoy
singing, though I haven't sung
for anyone else on screen apart
from myself.
Why not? You get so many
offers including one from A R
Rahman.
It's not because I am possessive
about my voice. I don't know if
my voice will work on anyone
else. I feel my singing adds to my
performances. I don't know if it
would add to other actors'
performances. In Kartik Calling
Kartik I didn't see my singing
adding to my character, so I
didn't. If I feel really kicked about
singing for someone else, I will.
Singing is not a profession for
me. As of now I'll sing only for
myself.
Do you also look into the
individual productions that
emerge from your banner, or
do you leave that to your
partner Ritesh Sidhwani?
Ritesh deals with the day-to-day
decisions. But the larger
decisions, we sit and discuss. Our
formula for success? To focus
relentlessly on telling a good
story. To me that's really
important. People remember a
good story. Filmmaking begins
for me with finding a good story.

"Don 2 follows SRK's character into a different adventure" - Farhan

"Don 2 follows SRK's character into a different adventure" - Farhan

Don 'SRK' caught in Malaysia!

Don ko pakadna mushkil hi
nahin...namunkin hai' is
something everyone in
Bollywood believes.
Naturally, it was shocking for
TOI to discover that Shah Rukh
Khan, who is reprising his Don
avatar was actually spending
time in a Malaysian jail. Hello,
what just happened here?
We're wondering how SRK
landed in jail. His motive
remains unexplained and even
the filmmakers of Don 2, Excel
Entertainment Pvt Ltd are not
divulging any further details.
Jailbird or otherwise, SRK with
his long dishevelled locks and a
lean sculpted body looks
terrific. Of course, his
incarceration comes as a rude
shock. Perhaps even this has
some hidden logic. As the
adage goes — Whatever Don
does, he does for a reason.
This thriller is due on Christmas.
We'll have to wait until then to
know how the Don landed
himself in this spot.